I like my blog posts short and link rich! On Oct 20 IBM System x and BladeCenter had a host of announcements around Dynamic Infrastructure. Here is a great website cheatsheet for all the new and updated content on our website!
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Announcement overview and homepages:
System x Rack and tower home page... [Continue Reading]

The IBM System x solution to the growing demand for I/O and increased power is our exclusive eXFlash technology. By combining solid state disk technology with an SSD optimized controller, eXFlash can deliver maximum I/O for your application.
The following topics are discussed in this video:
1) A detailed explanation of the eXFlash solid state storage solution
2) A brief overview of SMART Modular Solid State Drives deployed in eXFlash
3) Impressive results from a real world performance test using Microsoft Exchange... [Continue Reading]

Asking yourself how can you improve performance of your workgroup HPC workload? The answer is simple – move your workload to the IBM System x3750 M4! In this blog, I explain why. The IBM System x3750 M4 server, built on Intel Xeon processor E5-4600 product family, delivers extensive set of HPC features to provide an optimal balance between performance, energy consumption, occupied space, and acquisition and management costs for a broad range of HPC workloads being either initially deployed or moved/consolidated from the existing... [Continue Reading]

Today IBM announced its family of flash memory-based storage systems - IBM FlashSystem. Purpose-built FlashSystem storage systems expand capabilities of the existing IBM portfolio of solid-state drive (SSD)-based offerings which includes SSD adapters, SSDs for servers and storage systems, and eXFlash.
FlashSystem storage systems deliver over 500,000 read IOPS with less than 100 microseconds latency, while they provide up to 20 TB of usable 2D Flash RAID protected data storage just in 1U of rack space. They feature one of the... [Continue Reading]

The IBM System x3750 M4 is a 4-socket server featuring a streamlined design, optimized for price and performance, with best-in-class flexibility and expandability. Here are 5 things you might not already know about the x3750 M4.
The x3750 M4 supports 16 HDDs or 32 SSDs
1. The x3750 M4 exceeds Intel’s plan of record for memory performance
When Intel develops a new processor like the E5-4600 family, it determines which memory speeds it will support for each DIMM type and number of DIMMs per channel. Most vendors... [Continue Reading]

Last week, IBM announced the IBM System x3650 M4 HD (High Density) Storage Server. We designed this platform specifically aimed to address data-intensive analytics and business critical applications. Here are 5 things to know about this new server in the System x product family.
IBM System x3650 M4 HD
1. Built on our best-selling system, the x3650 M4
The design of x3650 M4 HD is based on our most popular server, the x3650 M4. The two systems share common elements:
2U rack server
2 socket... [Continue Reading]

If you are looking for a business-critical x86 tower server to run infrastructure or virtualization applications, then consider the IBM System x3500 M4.
The x3500 M4 can be used for SAP applications, cloud computing, virtual desktop, business analytics, data management/storage, or even as a retail point of sale controller and server.
Here are 5 things to know about this high capacity server:
1. The x3500 M4 is a great platform for database and analytic applications
If you’re going to do work with a lot of data,... [Continue Reading]

Today we announced a slew of new options for IBM NeXtScale System. We first announced NeXtScale last year, based on our experiences with iDataPlex and BladeCenter, for customers needing a dense and cost-effective “no frills” compute offering.
Today’s announcement adds a number of new additional capabilities to the solution and in this blog post, I’ll explain a few of them.
The most noticeable addition to NeXtScale is the new PCIe Native Expansion Tray. This 1U half-wide unit attaches to the nx360 M4 compute... [Continue Reading]

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